Raspberry Pi enthusiasts searching for a project to keep them busy this weekend may be interested in a new portable Raspberry Pi Zero W system Which has been constructed using a with a Kindle Touch to create the aptly named, Kindleberry Pi Zero W mobile computer system, designed and built by Ben Yarmis.
Using a jailbroken Kindle Touch e-book reader the system just uses a Raspberry Pi Zero W connected to a portable battery pack via a USB connection and wirelessly connected to a Bluetooth keyboard and the Kindle Touch display. Providing a fantastically minimalist solution to creating a mobile Raspberry Pi workstation. Ben explains a little more about the inspiration behind the build :
I figured, since I have a Kindle sitting around doing nothing, a spare-at-the-moment Raspberry Pi Zero W, and a nice lazy long weekend ahead of me, I might as well see how far I can get with setting it up. Turns out, pretty far!
Built in just over a weekend plus an evening to iron out a few stray bugs that still existed, Ben has created a fantastic portable Raspberry Pi solution that can be taken almost anywhere and provide portable computing fun wherever he may be. If you’re interested in building your very own jump over to the Yarm website by following the link below, where full instructions and code have been kindly published for you to make your very own Kindleberry Pi Zero W.
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